When I received the news that Chen Qing transferred from Girl A, the winter season was 13 hours later than China, the East Coast of North America was on Friday night, June 27 the day before, and Simon happened to be attending a financial circle party in Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Celebrating Thailand's first victory.

Soros was standing opposite Simon with a glass of champagne.

After Girl A got into her ear and finished talking about the matter, Simon did not hide it from Soros' inquiring gaze and said directly: "The news from China is about Hong Kong."

Soros raised his eyebrows immediately.

It is well known that Simon's good relationship with China is that during the day, the Thai government just raised the white flag, and the return ceremony on July 1st, at this critical moment, China is trying to contact Simon or something about Hong Kong, and it doesn't matter what it is.

Seeing that Soros' expression quickly turned into a smile but didn't say anything, Simon continued: "George, please clear out your position in Hong Kong recently. Just think I owe you a favor. Moreover, if you want to make this favor bigger, you can say a few words in public at the right time."

Simon was so direct again, Soros had to restrain his expression.

In fact, as a big fund owner, even if Simon directly ordered it at this time, Soros could only compromise. In the final analysis, Soros was just a fund manager who managed money for others. Perhaps he could still show a strong and uninterrupted attitude in front of other investors, but he did not have this kind of confidence for the young tycoon in front of him.

Now that Simon takes the initiative to give a favor, Soros is even more unlikely to be ungrateful.

However, Soros did not agree immediately, but said: "Simon, you know, Washington, they hope to teach Hong Kong this time, and to be precise, Beijing a lesson."

Soros' financial operations would not have been successful without the acquiescence of the Washington authorities.

Just like Britain in 1992, this is a die-hard ally.

If other Wall Street capitals dare to rashly launch an attack on British currency without any communication with Washington, it is not impossible to directly arrest people in order to protect the interests of their allies.

Soros' actions this time are also in line with the overall interests of the Federation.

Simon shook his head when he heard this: "George, those guys in Washington don't understand. Do you think I don't understand either? This time we only made a lot of quick money for the operation of Southeast Asia. In the long run, the one who benefits the most happens to be China."

In the Asian financial crisis in 1997, the once prosperous four Asian dragons and four Asian tigers all suffered heavy blows, some of which did not recover until many years later. After these economies were destroyed, Western countries urgently needed a replacement, and this benefit fell on China.

Of course, Soros understood this truth, but heard this, "It's true, Simon, I just don't understand why you can understand so many things?"

As he said this, Soros couldn't help but remember the time in 1987.

In the public memory, Soros's moment of fame was attacking the pound in 1992, and his highlight was in 1997. However, for Soros himself, the failure in the 1987 stock market crash made him most unforgettable. At that time, the size of the Quantum Fund was less than 3 billion US dollars, and he lost 800 million in one battle.

Speaking of which, because of the zero-sum game nature of stock index futures, the 800 million US dollars that were lost at the beginning were probably earned by the young people in front of them.

Then, there is the rapid rise of the Westeros system.

Even though the decline of Nasdaq is still continuing, Simon's personal net worth has remained above $1 trillion recently. Even if Soros himself, even if the battle against Southeast Asia goes well, he will get a 20% profit commission from this harvest, it will be difficult for his personal net worth to reach $10 billion.

People compare themselves... it is impossible to compare themselves.

Simon has heard many similar inquiries over the years and has skillfully practiced Tai Chi: "This is said that the mental hospital in Watsonville, the southern Bay Area has been converted into a nursing home. The fees are very high. I did have an epiphany there. George, if you are really curious, you can try to stay for a while."

Soros had no expectations for the answer, so he just smiled and turned to it: "Simon, I can promise you, but I am actually a little bit of a loss. The favor you owe me is not as good as the favor one country owes you, right?"

"Maybe that's the case," Simon shrugged slightly: "The problem is, George, China has a lot of favors. If I can take it, you may not be sure. A favor that cannot be taken, may not be of use. My favors are just right for you."

Simon once again said a fact that Soros didn't want to admit, and the old man could only helplessly: "Okay, that's it."

Simon said again: "What else is it about making human feelings bigger?"

Soros looked at Simon: "This, Simon, wouldn't it be more useful to make your own public voice?"

"George, teach you a very interesting idiom from China."

Soros didn't want to learn, so he could only respond: "Hmm?"

"The general meaning is, how can you use a turtle knife to kill a chicken?"

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"Actually, there is one more thing," Simon did not change the subject, and then said: "About South Korea, since you want to give up on Hong Kong, then put the extra chips on South Korea, the more the better."

These are actually things that Simon has been considering for a long time.

Regarding Hong Kong, Simon's initial plan was that if no one thought of him, he would be a spectator honestly and let Soros do the trouble. If someone greeted him, he would give him a favor.

Then, there is Korea.

In Hong Kong, Soros had never gained any benefits, so it would be better to put more chips in South Korea.

Although South Korea was the last country to be attacked in Asia, the South Korean economy suffered no less than the other severely affected countries. On the other hand, a major benefit to attacking Southeast Asian countries' currencies is that it facilitates subsequent speculative capital to buy the assets of various countries. Simon is not interested in the assets of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries, and his target is only South Korea.

When Soros heard this, he did not hesitate. He nodded and tentatively said: 'Simon, is this the second favor?"

"Of course not, this is just a suggestion, if you don't want to, when I didn't say it."

Of course, Soros can't pretend that he didn't hear Simon's words.

Instead, it attaches great importance to it.

What I thought of again was the time in 1987, and at this time, since Simon Westero talked about South Korea, there must be great potential to bet on this aspect.

After the matter was settled, Simon was not in a hurry to notify China and continued to socialize at the party.

After all, this kind of thing is like unlocking a lock.

I often saw similar news in my previous life. Some people forgot the keys and called the lock unlocker to negotiate the price. As a result, the master came to open the lock for dozens of seconds. The employer immediately felt that the price was high. You would cost 100 yuan in a few seconds. It was too dark, right?!

Therefore, Simon gave no responses for several consecutive days, until the weekend passed and a new week arrived.

On Tuesday, July 1, the lively Hong Kong return ceremony was held, and on the same day, the premiere of "One Day" in Hollywood.

On the other hand, the new week began, Thailand, which had won a weekend buffer for itself, did not reach any agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which was discussing relief.

So, in the new week, the storm continued.

The Thai baht has continued to fall sharply for many consecutive days, which has affected the entire Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and other countries. While currencies depreciate one after another, the stock market and bond markets have also fallen sharply.

The Hong Kong stock market was not spared, and it continued to fall for a week.

During this period, Chen Qing obviously contacted Simon several times under the urging of some people. It was not until Saturday, July 5 that Simon gave a positive answer. Not only that, she also simply made a move to Soros, who would go to Asia in the near future, and arranged a high-level secret meeting.

Simon has acted like a hard-core and good friend from beginning to end and has made no requests for this matter.

After all, free is the most expensive.

Such a favor, if you don’t ask for any benefits, you will only gain more without realizing it.

When Southeast Asia was in a storm, North America, which was affected but not yet reached its worst moment, has recently been one of the hot topics of public attention, undoubtedly Roland Emmeric's latest science fiction masterpiece "One Power Day" released on July 4th.

Because Daenerys Entertainment's latest "American Pie" was also released two weeks ago, Simon did not deliberately suppress it even though he knew the power of "One Power Day".

With a production budget of $90 million, MGM also invested in publicity and development expenses reach $50 million. Of course, compared with the $50 million that Daenerys Entertainment had previously offered for "Face Change" and "Tornado", it is a collaborative film after all. If you don't add water to various expenses, it's not Hollywood.

However, even if the water is squeezed out, the actual expenditure on publicity and distribution exceeds US$40 million.

The number of screens for the film also reached 3382.

Relying on its excellent reputation and explosive special effects, "One Power Day" won a box office of US$19.36 million on the first day of the painting, which is even better than the previous "Tornado".

The paintings were launched for three days. Even because of the solo day holiday, there were three other important commercial films released during the same period. The box office of "Single Day" still reached 61.73 million US dollars in the first weekend. Immediately after, the first full week, the box office of "Single Day" finally reached 91.07 million US dollars in seven days, becoming the last movie with the opening results of 1997.

With such a start, coupled with the film's 8.7-point media score, there is basically no suspense about the local $300 million.

The original cooperative project, the first "Alien" sold well during the Easter schedule, has already made many people jealous. Now, "One Power Day" is a phenomenal explosion, causing many capitals to begin to inquire whether Daenerys Entertainment is interested in developing the second batch of cooperative projects.

On the other hand, even though the total box office in North America reached a high of US$230 million due to the success of "One Power Day" in the week, the strength of this super blockbuster will inevitably have an impact on several previous films released by Daenerys Entertainment.

Daenerys Entertainment did not have much objection. Instead, some media that were afraid that the world would be in chaos would not stop and made fun of various jokes, explicitly implying that Simon gave a super bombshell that was conservatively 600 million to others.

A prodigal son.

Simon is just hearing this.

The same is true.

Over the years, if Daenerys Entertainment had not had a very positive attitude towards foreign cooperation, it was hard to say whether this company could break through the monopoly of traditional Hollywood studios and successfully gained power.

Many times, it is necessary to sacrifice some local interests for the overall situation.

Just like this time, after the big hit of "One Power Day", Simon did have plans to launch the second phase of the cooperation plan.

Compared with the first phase of the attempt, the goal this time will be clearer, mainly targeting capital that is interested or has the potential to enter Hollywood. In addition, the scale of financing this time will be larger, further absorbing funds and cutting off the possibility of potential competitors emerging in Hollywood.

Turn your eyes to China.

In terms of brochures.

After one month of broadcasting, through the program arrangements that Simon personally participated in and spared no effort in the early stage, Jiangsu Satellite TV's "Super Girl" has reached more than 70% in the province, and its popularity nationwide is getting higher and higher.

Simon was initially confused about the ratings of "Super Girl".

The once phenomenal "My Fair Princess" had a maximum rating in mainland China in 1998. "Super Girl" reached more than 70%. Isn't it even more ruthless?

Then, I collected some information from my memory and combined it with the current situation of the TV industry in China, and I also understood it.

The ratings statistics in China at this time are still very irregular. The ratings statistics of "Super Girl" are just done by local institutions in Jiangsu themselves, and the popularity is there, and it is inevitable that it is a little bit mixed with water. In any case, with the market survey conducted by Jinshu himself, "Super Girl" has a very high ratings in Jiangsu Province. Even if there is more than 70% of the water, it will not be too much.

Secondly, compared with the former "My Fair Princess", there is another thing, that is, at this stage, China's provincial TV stations have not all logged in to satellites, and this matter will only be fully launched this year and next two years.

As for "Return of the Condor Heroes", it was actually after all the provincial TV stations in China were broadcasted. After multiple provincial TV stations were broadcast, a single TV station created 63% of the super high ratings.

It's indeed a phenomenon.

As for the exaggerated ratings records in some press releases, some of them cannot stand scrutiny.

If you talk about the ratings miracle, not too far from "Journey to the West", but only talk about "Desire" in 1990, public publicity has created more than 90% of the ratings. If you only compare these public data, "Desire" is a miracle.
To be continued...